The Karch Kiraly Award is given to the nation’s best outside attacker in NCAA Division I-II men’s volleyball during the regular season. The annual award is named after the former U.S. Olympic gold medalist and UCLA All-American outside attacker and is selected by a nationwide voting committee of college men’s volleyball coaches and media members.
A voter can select up to three players on their Karch Kiraly Award ballot with a first-place vote worth three points, a second-place vote worth two points and a third-place vote valued at one point. The top three vote-getters are named finalists, and the outside attacker receiving the most votes is the recipient of the Karch Kiraly Award.
Check out the player stats for voters to use before casting their ballots this year.
KILLS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Liam Maxwell, Belmont Abbey — 4.28
2. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i — 4.24
3. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine — 4.03
4. Pelegrin Vargas, Fort Wayne — 3.81
5. Ryan Coenen, Lewis — 3.72
6. Jack Wyett, USC — 3.71
7. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 3.69
8. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 3.63
9. Jeff Sprayberry, King — 3.56
10. Collin Mahan, Loyola — 3.45
ATTACK PERCENTAGE
1. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — .402
2. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — .392
3. Stijn van Tilburg, Hawai’i — .366
4. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine — .361
5. Aaron Koubi, UC Irvine — .353
6. Austin Matautia, Hawai’i — .350
7. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine — .333
8. JT Hatch, UCLA — .329
9. Maxime Hervoir, Ohio State — .326
10. Brenden Sander, BYU — .316
ACES PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Jalen Penrose, Penn State — 0.644
2. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine — 0.563
3. Daniel Hermida, Erskine — 0.541
4. Manuel Melenciano, Emmanuel — 0.536
5. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 0.532
6. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 0.529
7. Dimitar Kalchev, CSUN — 0.507
8. Gianluca Grasso, USC — 0.456
9. Stephen Porras, Coker — 0.443
10. Austin Matautia, Hawai’i — 0.442
BLOCKS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Raymond Barsemian, Concordia-Irvine — 0.817
2. David Wieczorek, Pepperdine — 0.813
3. Corey Chavers, UC Santa Barbara — 0.783
5. Ryan Coenen, Lewis — 0.692
6. Brenden Sander, BYU — 0.681
7. Will Schwob, Grand Canyon — 0.681
8. Alex Harthaller, Pepperdine — 0.671
9. Joel Schneidmiller, UC Irvine — 0.658
10. Brandon Greenway, Charleston — 0.656
DIGS PER GAME AVERAGE
1. Nicolas Szerszen, Ohio State — 2.09
2. Mitch Weiler, Ball State — 2.00
3. Stephen Braswell, St. Franics — 1.97
4. TJ DeFalco, Long Beach State — 1.93
5. Nolan Rueter, McKendree — 1.86
6. Will Schwob, Grand Canyon — 1.81
7. Vasilis Mandilaris, Barton — 1.78
8. Tristan Santoyo, Queens — 1.78
9. Chris Woolslayer, Lees-McRae — 1.77
T-10. Max Senica, Charleston — 1.75
T-10. Cole Thompson, St. Francis — 1.75